Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-02
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Civil Side - Judg
 Stoddard.

Superior Court Civil Side - Judge Stoddard.
 The case of George w. Chadeayne ct ux. vs. Philander Robinson ct ux. was heard yes terday by Judge Stoddard. The plaintiff
 sues to recover damages resulting from flow of water from Robinson's premises into his
 cellar on Prospect street, in the Annex. Judge Stoddard visited the premises yester- day. Attorneys Zacher and Thompson ap- peared for the plaintiffs and Attorneys Case and Ely for the defendants.
 DECISION BY JUDGE TORRANCE. Judge Torrance yesterday rendered de- 1 cision in the suit of George D. Miller vs. | Benton, Nichols & Co.,, paper box manufac- l turers. The plaintiff sued to recover $1, ; | 541 .97 for rent of Temple street manufac- l tory. Judge Torrance renders a judgment | for the defendants to recover costs, on the ground that there was surrender of the de- fendants' lease by plaintiffs.
 City Court - Criminal Side Judge Deming.
 Julius Strouse, breach of the peace, $1; l Michael Reynolds, violating Sunday liquor 1 law, s1O0 and 30 days in jail appeal not per fected; Charles E. Withey, assisting in keep ing policy office, $50 appealed; David Levi,
 keeping policy office, judgment suspended; Cornelius Grifing, breach of the peace, 30 days in jail; Willie Fairehild Miller, Killoy and John Foley, throwing snowballs, dis
 charged; Frederick Hopp, breach of the peace, judgment suspended.
 Court Notes.
 Grove J. Futile and Livingston R. Cleave- land have been appointed commissioners of the insolvent estate of P. F. Bohan. THE "sET BACK" CASE APPEALED. rTt>o hakr
 and Ragen is not ended, for yesterday Alt
 torney Asher, who appealed for W. T. Kee- nan, the saloon keeper and plaintiff, has filed
 motion of appeal from the verdict rendered
 Monday by Judge Studley.
 AGAIN APPEALED.
 The we'll known case of Samuel B. John
 son vs. William E. Higgins, the constable, has been again appealed by the defendants
 counsel for the second time. The suit was
 brought against the constable for false at tachment of o cigar store. The ease was tried in the Court of Common Pleas. A verdict was rendered against Constable Higgins. The Supreme court granted him new trial. The suit was again tried in the Common Pleas court and larger verdict than before was granted the plaintiff. Now Constable Hig- gins has again appealed.
 COULD NOT GET A BoNDsMAN
 Michael Reynolds, saloon keeper of Greene street, could not get 8 satis factory bondsman yesterday so that he might appeal from the fine of $100 and thirty days imprisonment inflicted by Judge Deming for violating the Sunday liquor law, and there fore had to go to jail.
 FOR KEEPING POLICY SHOP.
 David Levi, who keeps real estate office in the Lamar block on Crown street, was charged in the City court yesterday with keeping policy shop; and Charles Withey was charged with being his assistant. Off, cers Collett and Byxbee showed by their evi
 dence that policy shop was kept there. Judge Deming thought that Levi was not sufficiently connected with the place to con-
 vict him and so suspended judgment. He fined Withey, however, $50.
 AN ATTACHMENT AND SUIT. Attorney Charles B. Matthewman, who was appointed trustee of the insolvent estate
 of M. & J. Frank, the Grand avenue furni- ture dealers who made voluntary as- signment few weeks ago, has been lnvestl- gating the assignment. He had been told that the assets were $3, 900, the liabilities | &, 800. Mr. Matthewman examined the books and discovered that the assets and liabilities were much belo W these sums. He came to the conclusion that something was | wro1g and has prepared an action of conspi- racy against the firm, which suit is returna- ble at the April term of the Superior court. 1 The store of the firm has been attached in the sum of $3,O0O and shut up. Max Frank refused to turn over the account books l to the trustee and was put in jail, but got out | by taking the poor debtors oath. Judge Dem 1 ing has issued an injunction restraining the l Franks and Mir. Zipers from collecting any 1 of the money due the firm,